Faymoreau
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Vendée | |
| Arrondissement | Fontenay-le-Comte | |
| Canton | Fontenay-le-Comte | |
| Community association | Vendée, Sèvre, Autise | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 32 ′ N , 0 ° 38 ′ W | |
| height | 54-121 m | |
| surface | 10.99 km 2 | |
| Residents | 202 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 18 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 85240 | |
| INSEE code | 85087 | |
Faymoreau is a French commune in the department of Vendée in the region of Pays de la Loire . It belongs to the arrondissement of Fontenay-le-Comte and the canton of Fontenay-le-Comte (until 2015: canton of Saint-Hilaire-des-Loges ). It has 202 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017).
geography
Faymoreau lies to the south of the Vendée River .
Faymoreau is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Marillet in the north, Le Busseau in the east and northeast, Saint-Laurs in the east and southeast, Saint-Maixent-de-Beugné in the south, Saint-Hilaire-des-Loges in the southwest, Foussais-Payré in the west and south-west and Puy-de-Serre in the north-west.
history
From 1775, from 1828 through a colliery until 1958, coal mining was operated in the community. From 1827 to 1883 the present municipality was part of the Faymoreau-Puy-de-Serre commune .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 535 | 451 | 413 | 343 | 280 | 267 | 245 | 217 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Faymoreau
- Church in the center of the village
- Miners' Chapel from the 19th century
- Mining village with museum
- Faymoreau Castle
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Vendée. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-118-X , pp. 1051-1060.
